Aberdeen, Scotland's third largest city, has been a place of economic
importance since the development of the shipbuilding and fishing
industries, and has been synonymous with oil ever since the discovery of
North Sea reserves in the 1970s. Nicknamed the 'Granite City' due to the
locally quarried grey granite that was used in many of the city's most
important buildings, Aberdeen has a proud and distinctive identity with
an extraordinary history embodied in the many fine buildings that have
shaped the city. Aberdeen in 50 Buildings explores the history of this
rich and vibrant city through a selection of its greatest architectural
assets, from notable buildings such as the Music Hall, the Trinity Hall,
the new Town House and, of course, Alexander Marshall Mackenzie's
extension to Marischal College, the second largest granite building in
the world, to more recent additions such as the Maggie's Centre and the
Sir Duncan Rice Library. Aberdeen in 50 Buildingsguides the reader on a
tour of Aberdeen's historic buildings and modern architectural marvels
to celebrate the city's architectural heritage in a new and accessible
way.